A pilot study of mobilized intervention to help caregivers of oncology patients manage distress.

abstract：:Most patients are diagnosed with advanced lung cancer despite the presence of many and intense symptoms at diagnosis. This qualitative study aims to explore how people with inoperable lung cancer frame and conceptualize the onset of their sickness, to obtain knowledge which might facilitate earlier health care contact...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Leveälahti H,Tishelman C,Ohlén J

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The transition from active cancer treatment to survivorship represents a period of uncertainty for youth and their families, but factors associated with adaptation during this period are understudied. We evaluated associations among cancer and treatment-related variables, family factors (family functioning, c...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Al Ghriwati N,Stevens E,Velázquez-Martin B,Hocking MC,Schwartz LA,Barakat LP

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Many who choose to work in oncology manage an ongoing tension-the work is rewarding, yet simultaneously challenging. Given the need for psychosocial professionals to provide treatment for the increasing number of cancer survivors in our aging society, it is important to consider what helps and hinders profess...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Kracen A,Raque-Bogdan TL,Taylor-Irwin N,Rowold H,Nelson A,Michl T,Ross KV,Engblom H,Joseph E

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer is followed by substantive sexual morbidity. The optimal approach for intervening remains unclear. METHODS/DESIGN:A three-arm randomised control trial was undertaken with 189 heterosexual couples where the man had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and treated ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Chambers SK,Occhipinti S,Schover L,Nielsen L,Zajdlewicz L,Clutton S,Halford K,Gardiner RA,Dunn J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore men's experiences of their partner's altered physique and body image as a result of mastectomy and subsequent reconstructive surgeries. DESIGN:A systematic review of qualitative and mixed-methods studies. DATA SOURCES:Ovid, EBSCOhost, Web of Science, SCOPUS and ASSIA ProQuest databases were searc...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Rowland E,Metcalfe A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fear of recurrence (FOR) has been increasingly recognised as an issue of significant burden for most cancer patients, and has been associated with psychological morbidity and reduced quality of life. More recently, the impact of recurrence fears has been indicated in the families of cancer patients. However,...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Hodges LJ,Humphris GM

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The couples coping with cancer together program (CCCT) is used to illustrate practical strategies to implement, evaluate, and grow a successful couples-based program in an NCI-designated CCC. CCCT is multimodal program utilizing psychoeducational, strategic, strengths-based, and problem-solving theoretical fr...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Bitz C,Kent EE,Clark K,Loscalzo M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the context of a large study of effective and ineffective cancer care communications from the perspective of patients with cancer, the authors documented the pervasiveness of the desire for human connection. Analyzing accounts from 200 patients with diverse cancer experiences, they concluded that, while anonymity i...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Thorne SE,Kuo M,Armstrong EA,McPherson G,Harris SR,Hislop TG

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature on health behaviors of young adult cancer survivors is very limited, and thus little is known about preventable risk factors in this population. This paper describes the prevalence of five behavioral risk factors among 541 young adult survivors of childhood cancers from the CCSS cohort who were identifi...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Butterfield RM,Park ER,Puleo E,Mertens A,Gritz ER,Li FP,Emmons K

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate family functioning in families with an adolescent survivor of a pediatric brain tumor. We explored whether adolescent, parent, disease and treatment factors, and demographic characteristics predicted family functioning. METHODS:In this cross-sectional study, 45 adolescent survivors of pediatri...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Beek L,Schappin R,Gooskens R,Huisman J,Jongmans M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Many women treated for cervical cancer (CC) report sexual complaints and sexual distress. It is important to assess these women's and their partners' sexual healthcare needs. This study aims to (a) investigate the prevalence of psychosexual healthcare needs and help-seeking behaviour among CC survivors, (b) i...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Vermeer WM,Bakker RM,Kenter GG,de Kroon CD,Stiggelbout AM,ter Kuile MM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In the present study, we aimed to assess hostility and to examine its association with formal psychiatric diagnosis, coping, cancer worries, and quality of life in cancer patients. METHODS:The World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) to make an ICD-10 (International...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Grassi L,Belvederi Murri M,Riba M,de Padova S,Bertelli T,Sabato S,Nanni MG,Caruso R,Ounalli H,Zerbinati L

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Melanoma patients are advised to perform regular risk-reduction practices, including sun protection as well as skin self-examinations (SSEs) and physician-led examinations. Melanoma-specific communication regarding family risk and screening may promote such behaviors. To this end, associations between patien...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Rodríguez VM,Berwick M,Hay JL

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Quality of life (QOL) and psychological distress at end of life (EOL) heavily depend on symptom distress and functional impairment, which may not deteriorate synchronously at EOL. METHODS:Using multivariate hierarchical linear modeling, we simultaneously evaluated the differential association of 5 previously...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Wen FH,Chen JS,Chou WC,Hsieh CH,Chang WC,Shen WC,Tang ST

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many cancer patients turn to the Internet to obtain information on their disease. This digital quest is often motivated by a perceived discrepancy between the information received from health professionals and patients' actual informational needs. This discrepancy may be reduced by supplementing standard pat...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Emond Y,de Groot J,Wetzels W,van Osch L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary evidence indicates that physical exercise may be an effective strategy for the rehabilitation of cancer patients following high dose chemotherapy (HDC) and bone marrow transplantation (BMT), but the focus of this research has been on physical fitness and medical outcomes. In the present study, we employed ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Courneya KS,Keats MR,Turner AR

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A diagnosis of head and neck cancer (HNC) is a profound event for patients and family members who play a crucial role in their care. Eating and drinking difficulties affect patients' quality of life (QOL), but the impact on the carers' QOL has not been explored. This preliminary mixed method study reports on...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Patterson JM,Rapley T,Carding PN,Wilson JA,McColl E

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the past decade, high dose chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow (HDC-ABMT) support has been used increasingly in the treatment of patients with breast cancer. In evaluating the results of HDC-ABMT in patients with breast cancer, an assessment of quality of life can add to the traditional endpoints (...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Winer EP,Lindley C,Hardee M,Sawyer WT,Brunatti C,Borstelmann NA,Peters W

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study explores the impact that cancer-related financial hardship/worries can have on family life. METHODS:Forty patients (19 male and 21 female) and 17 carers participated in a qualitative study, which drew on certain elements of grounded theory methods. Participants were 18 years or older and were acce...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Amir Z,Wilson K,Hennings J,Young A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Grief reactions in bereaved caregivers of cancer patients have been identified individually as distinct prolonged grief disorder (PGD)-and major depressive disorder (MDD)-symptom trajectories, but no research has examined whether the patterns of change (trajectories) for PGD and MDD symptoms synchronize durin...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Wen FH,Chou WC,Shen WC,Tang ST

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL), the Medical Outcomes Survey Short Form 36 (SF-36) and the Satisfaction with Life Domains Scale for Cancer (SLDS-C), were compared to examine the relationship between health status and life satisfaction among breast cancer survivors (BCSs). A total of 586 BCSs, al...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Matthews BA,Baker F,Hann DM,Denniston M,Smith TG

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Little is known about which women are at greatest risk of adverse psychological after-effects following colposcopy. This study examined time trends in, and identified predictors of, anxiety and specific worries over 12 months. METHODS:Women attending two hospital-based colposcopy clinics for abnormal cervica...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： O'Connor M,O'Leary E,Waller J,Gallagher P,D'arcy T,Flannelly G,Martin CM,McRae J,Prendiville W,Ruttle C,White C,Pilkington L,O'Leary JJ,Sharp L,Irish Cervical Screening Research Consortium (CERVIVA).

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients' satisfaction with life, viewed in terms of the discrepancy between the perceived attainment and subjective importance of various life values, is a less often studied phenomenon for understanding the psychological adaptation in cancer patients. The main aim of the present study is to investigate the relation ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Nordin K,Wasteson E,Hoffman K,Glimelius B,Sjödén PO

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Spiritual well-being (SpWB) is integral to health-related quality of life. The challenges of colorectal cancer (CRC) and subsequent bodily changes can affect SpWB. We analyzed the SpWB of CRC survivors with ostomies. METHODS:Two-hundred-eighty-three long-term (≥ 5 years) CRC survivors with permanent ostomies...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Bulkley J,McMullen CK,Hornbrook MC,Grant M,Altschuler A,Wendel CS,Krouse RS

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The population of gynaecological cancer survivors is growing, yet little is known about the effects of cancer and treatment on socioeconomic conditions well beyond the completion of therapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the socioeconomic conditions in long-term survivors of gynaecological cancer ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Platou TF,Skjeldestad FE,Rannestad T

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Family caregivers (FCGs) caring for loved ones with lung cancer are at risk for psychological distress and impaired quality of life (QOL). This study explores the relationship between FCGs' distress, per the distress thermometer (DT) and FCGs' QOL, burden, and preparedness. The purpose is to identify types of...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Fujinami R,Sun V,Zachariah F,Uman G,Grant M,Ferrell B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) have been identified as a meaningful indicator of distress in cancer survivors. Distinct from young adult survivors of childhood cancer, young people diagnosed with cancer as adolescents and young adults (AYAs) face unique psychosocial issues; however, there is little pu...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Kwak M,Zebrack BJ,Meeske KA,Embry L,Aguilar C,Block R,Hayes-Lattin B,Li Y,Butler M,Cole S

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to determine if a deficit in metamemory could account for the disparity between subjective and objective measures of memory function commonly observed in patients with breast cancer (BC). Metamemory refers to the awareness and management of one's own memory function. It is consi...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Collins B,Paquet L,Dominelli R,White A,MacKenzie J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Partners of cancer patients typically provide the majority of patients' emotional and physical care. Partners may be profoundly affected by the cancer and may experience ongoing supportive care needs across the survivorship continuum. Research has been restricted by a lack of psychometrically evaluated measu...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Hodgkinson K,Butow P,Hobbs KM,Hunt GE,Lo SK,Wain G

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Head and neck cancer (HNCa) introduces numerous stressors. We developed the Cancer-Related Stressors Checklist (CRSC), which documents exposure to seven categories of common stressors and emotional distress. We surveyed HNCa survivors and examined associations among exposure to cancer-related stressors, illn...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Devins GM,Payne AY,Lebel S,Mah K,Lee RN,Irish J,Wong J,Rodin GM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00